National Republican., 1887-05-05
CHANGING THEIR STATIONS.
Conference Appointments for the En-
suing Year.

The last days session Of the Baltimore con-
ference of the A. NJ. E. Church was opened
yesterday morning with devotional exercises,
conducted by Rev. James E. Williams.
Rev. 7. s. Dennis and Rev. d. q. Hill were
received on trial. Addresses In behalf OF Way
man College were made by Rev. Mr. Seaton
The finance committee made the following
report of. the moneys collected during the
5d PSsr S ar iund " S pssSSgs g sd ~
contingent fund, s2l3. 93 Bible cause, s6l43;
missionary Interests s352 81; mite society,
s ooa daS oSSs sdpSa
tion, si22.i3 students fund: $3.50; Sunday
school purposes, Si66S %; on church deb.s
81, 1928; for Metropolitan Church, this city
The total membership was reported to be
7i37 aud the probationers 1884, local preach
efs g, exhorters 4s, churches %. With value
houses II. valued at $3.50 900; parsonages 20,
valued at $500. During the past year 81
adults were baptized, infants 00i, marriages
2Ss deaths 1877, Sunday schools 81, slperintend.
ents Y20, teachers sos, scholars 6,3SS, conyer-
sions i5s and 15,7OJ books in the Sunday
Rev o. ". Mossell reported a series of reso-
lutions expressive OF the sense OF the confer.
encc IN regard 10 the death of the Rev. Henry
Ward hescher and expressive OF the apprecia-
tion Vt his services In the cause OF human
liberty, which were adopted.
Rev, Mr.. Stewart, pastor OF the Nj. II.
church, of this city, offered the following.
which was, after considerable discussion
"%hereas there has bccn lately enacted by
tho legislature OF Maryland law on the sun.
ject OF marriage, making II penal oiienso for
persons classified as white and colored 20 in.
termarry and persons have actually been
arrested and imprisoned for 80 doing, and are
now suffering the barDlrlc penalties affixed
to these unrigbteous and bllsphemous enact
menis; therefore, be II
"ResetEsd BY the Baltimore annual con- confer
That we regard this law as an index Of a low,
narrow, disgusting aud degrading civilization,
especially adapted to arm the strong against
the weak; that It Is against social purity aud
in favor Of bnstardy and concubinage, and as
an outrage against individual liberty, pervades
the most sacred precincts of the human heart,
fayoring the meanest hypocrisy aud the
A committees OF five was appointed to pre-.
sent the preamble and resolution to the Mary
land Legislature and ask the repeal OF the OBJ
Bishop Wayman announced. the following
appointments for the conference year:
Baltimore district-W r. Arnold, presiding
Johns. G. T. Watkins; Long Green, j. II
Ballard. Port Deposit, j. Nichols; Havre de
Grace. L. II. Green: Chesapeake, @. =. WIN.
L. II. Jackson; Buttertown and Edysville, ]. d.
Banks; Centerville and Pney. Neck. c.. II.
Young; Church Hill and Roseyille, L: Hughes;
Euston Station, G, Bourne; Unonyille. J; w.
Lavatt; Denton, S. II. johnson; Cambridge
Station, ]. NJ. Cargill; Cristield, j.. II. Cooper;
| Fruitland, Isaac Watkins; Darlington, T. NJ.
| Cole; Pocomoke City, J. B. Warner; YORKTOWN
| and Oxford Mission. 10 be supplied; Vienna
and Ennels, J. T. Burley.
Potomac District--J. A. Handy, presiding
| elder; Ebenezer, Baltimore. W. d. w. Schurze-
| man; Metropolitan, Washington, t. G. Steward;
| ST. Paul, Washington, 9. w. Fitzhugh; Mt. Pts.
| gah Washington, ]. p. Cox; Garfield and
| Bannings, Washington, A. Jones; Hillsdale, d..
| c., o. b. Robinson Ebenezer, West Washing.
| ton, ]. W. Bowser; Annapolis, J. +. Lane:
| West River, d. ]. Beckett Tee Bee. G. w.
| Johnson; Charlotte Hall, to be supplied; Camp
| Parole, ]. X. senkfeld; Crowdensville, ID.
| Ridout; N. Z. Washington and Bladensburg,
| G. Jones; West Washington Mission, w. II.
| Waters; Calvert county. A. Ross; Sandy
| Springs and Aliens, - -: st. James,
Hagerstown district-w II. Brown. presid-
| ing elder; Bethel Church, Baltimore, ID.
Draper; Allen station, G. 7. Watkins; Trinity
station, d. p. Seaton; Cantonsville station, NJ.
| w. Traverse; Frederick station, J. II. Collects
| Hegerstown, G. w. Mossell; Cumberland, ]. II
Robinson; Petcrsville. ]. w. Dlggs; Frostburg,
| ]. II. Gray: Clear Spring and Hancock. J. +.
| Wagner; Randalltown. s. G. Butler; Elllcott
| City, l.. @. Cassell; Quaker Bottom, j. r.
| Henry; Mount Pleasant, to be supplied; Funks.
town, to be supplied; Carrollton and Windsor
| J.'W. Goldsborough.
At 4:45 o'clock the conference adjourned to
meet In Baltimore next May.